The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2133
Highlights this month
- 1FriThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (4:38am)
- 6WedEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A thin 2% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 10SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (12:41pm)
- 15FriMercury at greatest evening elongation (22° from the Sun, mag 0.3) — best evening apparition. (5:39am)
- 19TueNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Libra (mag 7.8). (3:19am)
- 20WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (3:36am)
- 21ThuUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:50am)
- 27WedSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Scorpius (mag −0.1). (10:05am)
- 27WedMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:52pm)
- 30SatThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (6:49am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:01am | 5:32pm | 10h 31m | 7:02pm | 5:32am |
| Sun 10 | 7:10am | 5:23pm | 10h 13m | 6:54pm | 5:39am |
| Wed 20 | 7:18am | 5:14pm | 9h 56m | 6:47pm | 5:46am |
| Sun 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 42m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 49 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonTue 5, 11:01am
- First QuarterTue 12, 3:59am
- Full MoonTue 19, 12:09pm
- Last QuarterWed 27, 3:36pm
Perigee 8 May (365,600 km) · Apogee 24 May (405,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | 0.4 | 9:09am | 1:46pm | 6:23pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.7 | 9:01am | 1:45pm | 6:29pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 0.9 | 2:34am | 8:44am | 2:53pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −1.7 | 11:59am | 4:52pm | 9:44pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Sco | −0.1 | 6:01pm | 1:11am | 8:18am | Morning |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.4 | 2:07pm | 7:45pm | 1:28am | Evening |
| Neptune | Lib | 7.8 | 5:29pm | 12:35am | 7:36am | All night |
Meteor showers
- Eta Aquariids — peaks 6 May, radiant in Aquarius (up to 50/hr). Debris of Halley's Comet and one of the best showers of the year from the south — swift meteors in the pre-dawn eastern sky. A thin 2% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — May 2133
Evening sky Morning sky Up much of the night Lost in the Sun’s glare
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Generated automatically from the MPAS sky engine on 13 September 2026.